by Ket Patel | Feb 14, 2013 | Latest News
The addition of subthalamic stimulation to medication therapy not only improved the quality of life of patients with early Parkinson’s disease and mild levodopa-induced motor complications but also reduced their subsequent motor disability in a randomized trial...
by Ket Patel | Feb 2, 2013 | All Articles For Neurology, Stroke
Patients who become depressed after having had a stroke are four times more likely to die than those who have not had a stroke and who are not depressed. Results of a large 21-year follow-up study stress the importance of depression screening in poststroke care,...
by Ket Patel | Feb 1, 2013 | All Articles For Psychiatry, Latest News, Schizophrenia
A model using three patient characteristics was a significant predictor of general neurocognitive impairment in patients 3 years after their first episode of a nonaffective psychosis was diagnosed, in a study conducted in Spain. Of the different clinical,...
by Ket Patel | Jan 17, 2013 | All Articles For Neurology, Epilepsy
A majority of pediatricians and family practitioners in a central Texas survey were unsure when pediatric epilepsy should be considered refractory and children should be referred for possible surgery. Researchers from the epilepsy program at the Dell Children’s...
by Ket Patel | Jan 15, 2013 | All Articles For Psychiatry, Depression
A home-based intervention that incorporated components of mindfulness and cognitive-behavioral therapy led to the prevention of depression, a reduction in seizures, and increased life satisfaction, a randomized study of patients with epilepsy demonstrated....
